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Windows is pretty focused on backwards compatibility. A large portion of their market comes from the fact that the latest version of Windows can still run 10-20
by ecnahc515 10y ago
Windows is pretty focused on backwards compatibility. A large portion of their market comes from the fact that the latest version of Windows can still run 10-20 year old programs written for Windows 98, XP, etc.
- wtallis 10y agoBut if you go a little further back, open source has the advantage: It's now easier to run 16-bit Windows programs under Wine on Linux or OS X than it is to run them on a modern Windows machine, and Microsoft has completely ceded the vintage gaming audience to DOSBox.
- tekni5 10y agoThis is only true for certain programs. I've already run into many issues trying to run older software from Windows 98/XP days. For example certain older tools for Quake1 modding don't work properly on anything past Windows XP. Even something like Photoshop CS2 has certain bugs running under Windows 7.
- Zardoz84 10y agoDon't forget old games. There many that simply don't work on Windoss 7/8/10 without many patchs.